On March 17, 1776, the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington forced British troops to evacuate Boston.

April 19 marks 250 years since the first gunfire of the American Revolution rang out at 5:30 a.m. northwest of Boston. It was ...

During their retreat, the British met resistance from American militia in ... When the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, George Washington initially struggled to muster up an army powerful ...

White House Historical Association Chief Education Officer Matthew Costello talked about the Constitutional foundations of the American presidency.

George Washington forced British troops to evacuate ... month embargo on petroleum sales to the United States. The embargo, during which gasoline prices soared 300%, was in retaliation for U.S ...

Upgrades are underway on the first floor of the Museum of the American Revolution ... touchscreen displaying the tent where General George Washington slept, ate and discussed strategy.

A first-day-of-issue ceremony for Battlefields of the American Revolution ... Notable for the victory that followed George Washington's risky and audacious crossing of the Delaware River from ...

Saturday morning's reenactment and plaque commemoration in Johnson Square marked the anniversary of Lafayette's grand tour of ...

He, and he alone, is ushering in a new American revolution ... “father” of our country, George Washington. Give that just one moment of serious thought. During his first several weeks in ...

The first episode, "New Jersey: Revolutionary Road Trip Part ... Dey Mansion, Built around 1770, served as Gen. George Washington’s headquarters during the summer and fall of 1780, at a time ...

South Carolina on Friday is scheduled to put the first person to death by firing squad in the U.S. in 15 years. Brad Sigmon, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 2001, chose it ...